booking
book·ing [booking bookings] BrE [ˈbʊkɪŋ] NAmE [ˈbʊkɪŋ] noun
1. countable, uncountable (especially BrE)an arrangement that you make in advance to buy a ticket to travel somewhere, go to the theatre, etc
•a booking form/hall/clerk
•Can I make a booking for Friday?
•Early booking is recommended.
•No advance booking is necessary.
•We can't take any more bookings.
compare ↑reservation
2. countable an arrangement for sb to perform at a theatre, in a concert, etc.
3. countable (BrE) (in football ( ↑soccer ))an act of the ↑referee writing a player's name in a book, as a punishment because an offence has been committed
Example Bank:
•I made the booking through a travel agent.
•We accept both telephone and postal bookings.
•a booking for the Saturday performance
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